Liverpool

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Most deprived 20–30%
Census 2021
486,088
Households
207,491
Crimes · Aug '26
5,882

Estimated population, mid-2025: 507,915 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

207,491
Households
White Brit. · 77%
Ethnicity
Christian · 57%
Religion
Most deprived 20⁠–⁠30%
Avg IMD
5,882
Crimes · Aug '26
£190,000
Median property price · Sep 2025⁠–⁠Aug 2026 · 3,591 sales
£913
Average rent, August 2026
10,620
Postcodes

Sold prices in Liverpool

England & Wales
Property sales · Liverpool
HM Land Registry · Liverpool
Average price
£228,755
Median price: £190,000
Median +5.6% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 3,591 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 82 sales · avg £219,838
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£255k£233k£211k
Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26Aug '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Liverpool

England & Wales
Crime trends · Liverpool

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
2,162
YoY +25%
2,4972,0031,509
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
600
YoY +47%
813560306
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
182
YoY stable
264193122
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
137
YoY stable
16712888
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
380
YoY stable
543415287
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
178
YoY stable
221181140
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Theft From The Person
46
YoY +24%
805020
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Robbery
62
YoY stable
805631
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Drugs
789
YoY +54%
789572354
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Bicycle Theft
48
YoY -20%
604020
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other Theft
341
YoY +29%
383296208
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Shoplifting
450
YoY +35%
477337197
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Public Order
507
YoY stable
607474340
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

0 of 6 key categories improving · drugs up sharply · asb rising

5,882
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics in Liverpool

Ethnicity

Total residents: 486,088
White Brit.77.3%
Other White5.0%
African2.6%
Chinese1.8%
Other ethnic group: Arab1.7%
+ 5 other groups · 11.6%

Religion

Total residents: 486,088
Christian57.3%
No religion29.4%
Not answered5.9%
Muslim5.3%
+ other · 2.1%

Age groups

Total residents: 486,088
35–4918.0%
50–6418.0%
25–3415.5%
20–2410.1%
65–748.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.6%

Households

Total households: 207,491
One person: other24.4%
One person: aged 66+12.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children6.8%
+ 9 other households · 37.1%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Liverpool

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Most deprived 20–30%
Mean decile 3.48 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Most deprived 20–30% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.48 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Liverpool

2% of postcodes (253 of 10620) are in Flood Zone 3 and 1% in Zone 2, measured at each postcode's centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). Not a property-level assessment.

  • Zone 3253 (2%)
  • Zone 2101 (1%)
  • Zone 110,266 (97%)

Environment Agency flood map for planning · © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right · Open Government Licence v3.0

Transport in Liverpool

Wavertree Technology Park is a 7-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 582 m

  • Wavertree Technology Park

    Rail

    582 m
  • Edge Hill

    Rail

    1.2 km
  • Broad Green

    Rail

    2.5 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, DLR, tram, metro, and ferry

Amenities in Liverpool

148 mapped places in this local authority

56 GPs · 42 Hospitals · 21 Libraries · 148 in all

  • GPs56
  • Hospitals42
  • Libraries21
  • Museums15
  • Universities14

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Liverpool

Average rent, August 2026

£913/month

ONS Price Index of Private Rents — average monthly rent by bedroom.

£686
1 bed
£837
2 bed
£963
3 bed
£1,293
4 bed

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

School applications

We've matched this area to Liverpool.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Last published allocation

None of the schools listed here has a published last-distance figure, so we cannot compare a postcode with last year's allocation. We do not draw catchment maps in this list; where we hold a council's map, it is on the school's page.

Apply for a primary place via Liverpool

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Admission appeals in Liverpool

Appeals lodged

950

Local authority × school phase. Not a figure for one school.

Primary
219 · 3.4% of admissions
Lodged
83 · 1.3% of admissions
Heard
5 · 6.0% of those heard
Successful

6,414 admissions

Infant
154 · 2.9% of admissions
Lodged
77 · 1.4% of admissions
Heard
4 · 5.2% of those heard
Successful

5,402 admissions

Secondary
731 · 10.3% of admissions
Lodged
614 · 8.7% of admissions
Heard
58 · 9.4% of those heard
Successful

7,086 admissions

EES admission appeals · Reporting year 2026 · as at 6 Aug 2026

Overview of Liverpool

Coordinates53.4077, -2.9310
Postcodes
10,620
Census 2021
486,088

Estimated population, mid-2025: 507,915 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

Households (Census)
207,491
Recorded crime · Aug '26
5,882

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